All 76 clues from the Tuesday NYT Crossword (15 by 15), with every answer hidden until you want it. Check a length or a first letter before you reveal a whole answer.
Across clues and answer lengths
- 1 ___ classic ("The Rocky Horror Picture Show" or "Pulp Fiction," e.g.) (4)
- 5 Spongy wetlands (4)
- 9 Titleholder (5)
- 14 Engrave (4)
- 15 Dirt pie ingredient (4)
- 16 Greek goddesses of the seasons (5)
- 17 Optional mission in a video game (9)
- 19 Gradually eat away (5)
- 20 Selfless sort (8)
- 21 Shindig for someone to announce whether they're having a boy or a girl (6)
- 22 – (6)
- 23 Lie next to (4)
- 25 Show on which Tina Fey and Seth Meyers have worked as head writers, in brief (3)
- 26 Tropical cocktail with bananas, strawberries, rum and coconut cream (8)
- 31 Go downhill fast (3)
- 34 Feedbag contents (4)
- 36 Shindig for someone settling into a new home (5)
- 37 – (7)
- 40 Flips, say (7)
- 42 Skirt, as an issue (5)
- 43 Jennifer who wrote "A Visit From the Goon Squad" (4)
- 45 Auction unit (3)
- 46 Cowboy's kerchief (8)
- 48 Show stoppers? (3)
- 51 Goes bad (4)
- 52 Shindig for someone who's about to tie the knot (6)
- 56 – (6)
- 60 Like a dish of veal or chicken dipped in egg and breadcrumbs, then fried in butter (8)
- 62 Surfers ride them (5)
- 63 Lunchroom (9)
- 64 Wolf in "The Jungle Book" (5)
- 65 Initials on a map until 1991 (4)
- 66 Shindig for the cast and crew after filming is done … with a hint to entering this answer and three others in the grid (4)
- 67 – (5)
- 68 Boxing stats (4)
- 69 Jazz singer Sylvia (4)
Across first letters
- 1 starts with C
- 5 starts with B
- 9 starts with C
- 14 starts with E
- 15 starts with O
- 16 starts with H
- 17 starts with S
- 19 starts with E
- 20 starts with A
- 21 starts with G
- 22 starts with R
- 23 starts with A
- 25 starts with S
- 26 starts with L
- 31 starts with S
- 34 starts with O
- 36 starts with H
- 37 starts with W
- 40 starts with R
- 42 starts with A
- 43 starts with E
- 45 starts with L
- 46 starts with B
- 48 starts with A
- 51 starts with R
- 52 starts with B
- 56 starts with S
- 60 starts with M
- 62 starts with W
- 63 starts with C
- 64 starts with A
- 65 starts with U
- 66 starts with W
- 67 starts with P
- 68 starts with T
- 69 starts with S
Show the across answers
- 1 Across: ___ classic ("The Rocky Horror Picture Show" or "Pulp Fiction," e.g.) CULT
- 5 Across: Spongy wetlands BOGS
- 9 Across: Titleholder CHAMP
- 14 Across: Engrave ETCH
- 15 Across: Dirt pie ingredient OREO
- 16 Across: Greek goddesses of the seasons HORAE
- 17 Across: Optional mission in a video game SIDEQUEST
- 19 Across: Gradually eat away ERODE
- 20 Across: Selfless sort ALTRUIST
- 21 Across: Shindig for someone to announce whether they're having a boy or a girl GENDER
- 22 Across: – REVEAL
- 23 Across: Lie next to ABUT
- 25 Across: Show on which Tina Fey and Seth Meyers have worked as head writers, in brief SNL
- 26 Across: Tropical cocktail with bananas, strawberries, rum and coconut cream LAVAFLOW
- 31 Across: Go downhill fast SKI
- 34 Across: Feedbag contents OATS
- 36 Across: Shindig for someone settling into a new home HOUSE
- 37 Across: – WARMING
- 40 Across: Flips, say RESELLS
- 42 Across: Skirt, as an issue AVOID
- 43 Across: Jennifer who wrote "A Visit From the Goon Squad" EGAN
- 45 Across: Auction unit LOT
- 46 Across: Cowboy's kerchief BANDANNA
- 48 Across: Show stoppers? ADS
- 51 Across: Goes bad ROTS
- 52 Across: Shindig for someone who's about to tie the knot BRIDAL
- 56 Across: – SHOWER
- 60 Across: Like a dish of veal or chicken dipped in egg and breadcrumbs, then fried in butter MILANESE
- 62 Across: Surfers ride them WAVES
- 63 Across: Lunchroom CAFETERIA
- 64 Across: Wolf in "The Jungle Book" AKELA
- 65 Across: Initials on a map until 1991 USSR
- 66 Across: Shindig for the cast and crew after filming is done … with a hint to entering this answer and three others in the grid WRAP
- 67 Across: – PARTY
- 68 Across: Boxing stats TKOS
- 69 Across: Jazz singer Sylvia SYMS
Down clues and answer lengths
- 1 ___ Millan, celebrity dog trainer (5)
- 2 Handy (5)
- 3 High-def flat screen, for short (5)
- 4 "Ay, ___ the rub" (6)
- 5 Broth that might come from a dissolved cube (8)
- 6 Magnetite and bauxite (4)
- 7 Whole that's greater than the sum of its parts, from the German (7)
- 8 Barfly (3)
- 9 Spotted African sprinters (8)
- 10 Car's honker (4)
- 11 Longtime Yankee slugger, familiarly (4)
- 12 Earned (4)
- 13 Member of a jury (4)
- 18 Ke Huy ___, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" actor (4)
- 21 Boss, in Britain (3)
- 24 Major Iraqi port city (5)
- 27 Adversary (3)
- 28 Quiet period (4)
- 29 Scandinavian capital (4)
- 30 Toward sunset (4)
- 31 Mop, as the deck (4)
- 32 Polynesian brew (4)
- 33 Smooth out, as a wrinkled shirt (4)
- 35 Talent broker (5)
- 38 Mediocre, in modern slang (3)
- 39 "’Tis entirely likely" (8)
- 41 Those going along with others' unhealthy habits (8)
- 44 Item worn with a hazmat suit (7)
- 47 Negative connector (3)
- 49 "Curses!" (4)
- 50 Fibrous connecting tissues (6)
- 53 Second-largest city in Northern Ireland (5)
- 54 "Take me ___" (5)
- 55 Bounds (5)
- 56 Substitute (4)
- 57 Ceremonial Maori dance (4)
- 58 Done (4)
- 59 Mark left by a whip (4)
- 61 "Should that be true …" (4)
- 63 Word before "one's losses" or "both ways" (3)
Down first letters
- 1 starts with C
- 2 starts with U
- 3 starts with L
- 4 starts with T
- 5 starts with B
- 6 starts with O
- 7 starts with G
- 8 starts with S
- 9 starts with C
- 10 starts with H
- 11 starts with A
- 12 starts with M
- 13 starts with P
- 18 starts with Q
- 21 starts with G
- 24 starts with B
- 27 starts with F
- 28 starts with L
- 29 starts with O
- 30 starts with W
- 31 starts with S
- 32 starts with K
- 33 starts with I
- 35 starts with A
- 38 starts with M
- 39 starts with I
- 41 starts with E
- 44 starts with G
- 47 starts with N
- 49 starts with D
- 50 starts with S
- 53 starts with D
- 54 starts with A
- 55 starts with L
- 56 starts with S
- 57 starts with H
- 58 starts with O
- 59 starts with W
- 61 starts with I
- 63 starts with C
Show the down answers
- 1 Down: ___ Millan, celebrity dog trainer CESAR
- 2 Down: Handy UTILE
- 3 Down: High-def flat screen, for short LCDTV
- 4 Down: "Ay, ___ the rub" THERES
- 5 Down: Broth that might come from a dissolved cube BOUILLON
- 6 Down: Magnetite and bauxite ORES
- 7 Down: Whole that's greater than the sum of its parts, from the German GESTALT
- 8 Down: Barfly SOT
- 9 Down: Spotted African sprinters CHEETAHS
- 10 Down: Car's honker HORN
- 11 Down: Longtime Yankee slugger, familiarly AROD
- 12 Down: Earned MADE
- 13 Down: Member of a jury PEER
- 18 Down: Ke Huy ___, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" actor QUAN
- 21 Down: Boss, in Britain GUV
- 24 Down: Major Iraqi port city BASRA
- 27 Down: Adversary FOE
- 28 Down: Quiet period LULL
- 29 Down: Scandinavian capital OSLO
- 30 Down: Toward sunset WEST
- 31 Down: Mop, as the deck SWAB
- 32 Down: Polynesian brew KAVA
- 33 Down: Smooth out, as a wrinkled shirt IRON
- 35 Down: Talent broker AGENT
- 38 Down: Mediocre, in modern slang MID
- 39 Down: "’Tis entirely likely" IDARESAY
- 41 Down: Those going along with others' unhealthy habits ENABLERS
- 44 Down: Item worn with a hazmat suit GASMASK
- 47 Down: Negative connector NOR
- 49 Down: "Curses!" DRAT
- 50 Down: Fibrous connecting tissues SINEWS
- 53 Down: Second-largest city in Northern Ireland DERRY
- 54 Down: "Take me ___" ASIAM
- 55 Down: Bounds LEAPS
- 56 Down: Substitute SWAP
- 57 Down: Ceremonial Maori dance HAKA
- 58 Down: Done OVER
- 59 Down: Mark left by a whip WELT
- 61 Down: "Should that be true …" IFSO
- 63 Down: Word before "one's losses" or "both ways" CUT
Show the solved grid
1C2U3L4T5B6O7G8S9C10H11A12M13P14ETCH15OREO16HORAE17SIDE18QUEST19ERODE20ALTRUIST21GENDER22REVEAL23A24BUT25SNL26LAVA27F28L29O30W31S32K33I34O35ATS36HOUSE37WAR38M39ING40R41ESELLS42AVOID43E44GAN45LOT46BANDA47NNA48A49D50S51ROTS52BRI53D54A55L56S57H58O59WER60M61ILANESE62WAVES63CAFETERIA64AKELA65USSR66WRAP67PARTY68TKOS69SYMS
About this puzzle
- Made by Gia Bosko
- Edited by Will Shortz
- Tuesday puzzles are a small step up from Monday.
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